Improved velocipede



C. E. DAYTON.

Velocipede.

No. 96,208. Patented Oct. 26, 1869.

N. PEIERS. PflOW-LITHOGRAPNER. WASHINGTON. D c.

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CHARLES E. DAYTON, OF ME RIDEN, CONNECTICUT.

Letters Patent No. 96,208, dated October 26, 1869.

IMPROVED VELOCIPEDE.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of thesame.

To all whom it maywoncern Be it known that 1, CHARLES E. iden, in thecounty of New Haven, and State of Connecticnt, have invented a new andimproved Velocipede; and 1 do hereby declare that the following is afull, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable othersskilled in the art to make apd use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which-Figure 1 represents a side elevation of my improved velocipede.

Figure 2 is a vertical transverse section of the same, taken on theplane of the line :0 x, fig. 1.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

This invention relates to a new mechanism for driving a two-wheeledvelocipede, of that class in which the rider straddles the seat; and hasfor its object, to do away with the necessity of applying power to thefront steering-wheel, and to avoid the inconvenient rotary motionrequired for the feet when the same are to work directly upon the cranksof the driving-shaft.

\Nith the view of 'overcon'iiugthese difficulties, I have pivoted to thesides of the reach A, where the same is forked. to admit the rear wheelB, two belle canks or elbow-levers, C C, and have connected the upperends of their vertical arms a, by means of rods 7:, with the cranks c ofthe rear axle D.

The front ends of their horizontal arms ,vided with projectingfoot-supports, e 0, upon which the rider seated upon the saddle E;places his feet.

By short oscillations of the bell cranks will rotary motion be impartedto the rear axle.

The rods 1) are adjustable on the cranks c, and the supports 0 on thearms (1-, by having said cranks and arms slotted or perforated, so thatthe power and velocity may be regulated in accordance with the strengthof the rider.

The front wheel F is hung in the steering-post G, which is swivelled inthe front end of the reach, and provided with a suitablesteering-handle, f.

Having thus described my invention,

\Vh'at I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The hell-crank levers C C, provided with the adjustable i'oot-rests e e,pivoted at their angles to the sides of the reach A, to the crank-axleby the rods b, all arranged in such a manner, that both arms, a d, ofthe bell-cranks, swing round the pivot, whereby the foot-rests areadapted to operate -with an up-and-down movement, as herein described,for the purpose specified.

The above specification of my invention signed by me, this 31st day ofMarch, 1869. r CHARLES E. DAYTON.

DAYTON, of Mer- VVitnesses FRANK BLOGKLEY, E. GREENE Course.

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